What is anoxic brain injury?

When oxygen levels are significantly low for four minutes or longer, brain cells begin to die and after five minutes permanent anoxic brain injury can occur.

How do members experience anoxic brain injury?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with anoxic brain injury*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for anoxic brain injury*

Who has anoxic brain injury on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 4
20s 4
30s 17
40s 23
50s 16
60s 13
70+ 8

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 39
Female 44